Date: c. 1035-1060

Hiberno-Norse silver penny, Phase III, Class E – Bust with Symbol(s), Type 1b – Quatrefoil on Neck, Long Cross with one hand, two pellets and S.

Description:

Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Bust with symbol – crude quatrefoil on neck) – Long Cross with one hand, two pellets and the symbol ‘S’ on reverse. Badly blundered legends on both obverse and reverse – undecipherable.

Obverse:

• Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types.
• Symbol on neck – quatrefoil.
• Blundered Legend: + INITIINII II INII)

Reverse:

• Long cross, imitating earlier Phase I Long Cross type.
• One hand, two pellets and the symbol ‘S’ within the quadrants of the cross.
• Blundered Legend: + IID IIRN I+ III LDI

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Hiberno-Norse
  • Phase 3
    • Class E
    • Type 2c
• Hammered

Further Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links to Ireland
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Who Introduced Anglo-Saxon Coins to Ireland and why ?
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Introduction to the Hiberno-Norse Coinages of the Late 10th & Early 11th C

Other Useful Links:

• Checklist of Hiberno-Norse Coinage (A new web page devoted to this series)